IMASCHINE2 - Make Music Anywhere [Video]

With mobile devices nowadays becoming as powerful as a desktops or laptops, Ni has come out with a new mobile app pushing the limit. The iMASCHINE2 is all about making music anywhere. You hear sound idea that you quickly want to sketch out a quick beat or melody with? The iMASCHINE2 has your back.

With mobile devices nowadays becoming as powerful as a desktops or laptops, Ni has come out with a new mobile app pushing the limit.

The iMASCHINE2 is all about making music anywhere. You hear sound idea that you quickly want to sketch out a quick beat or melody with? The iMASCHINE2 has your back. You can check out all the new features it comes with down below, but I would like to share an idea that has sprung to mine.

Here is a little demo from NI featuring TK Kayembe:

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With a MK2 or Studio costing as much as say an iPad Pro, or an iPhone 6S, it seems a little odd why NI has put out such a powerful app and features. At first it doesn't seem to be, but Ableton has recently announced Link. What it does is basically through a wireless connection, you can connect any application in sync. Although it is only for now an Ableton thing, could it become an open source project, or could NI be working on a similar solution on its platform?

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Here's a list of the new features:

The Arranger lets you turn your loops and scenes into full tracks with the swipe of a finger

Create different patterns for each group and arrange your scenes

Step Mode lets you quickly create beats without finger drumming

The Smart Play keyboard lets you play chords, melodies, and basslines that are always in-key

The arpeggiator lets you add dynamic motion to your tracks

Multi-colored pads and groups help you better organize your sounds

Quick Actions with Apple 3D Touch help you optimize your workflow with shortcuts*

3D Touch lets you control the velocity or rate of note repeat depending on how hard you press the screen, bringing you closer to a true hardware experience*

Major library update, now including over 300 MB of content: 19 projects, 38 drum kits, and over 750 samples

Native Instruments wants to help you use your Maschine to its full potential.
That is why it has come out with a series called Trutorials. These are short webisodes that gives you useful and creative techniques for production with a Maschine.

Late last year, we reviewed the new Native Instruments Powerful tools that allow producers to make music of all styles and genres. The Native Instruments Maschine Studio easily allows users to bang out beats on the drum pads while the Native Instruments Komplete Keyboards made it simple to add a melody to the rhythm. Now Native Instruments has integrated the Maschine Studio with the Komplete Keyboards to make an easy and intuitive workflow for production.

When Native Instruments announced the new Maschine MK2 and the Maschine Mikro MK2 a few weeks ago, they also released a set of cool accessories to make your time with the unit more enjoyable. Native Instruments has just produced the new Maschine Stand which brings the unit up and angled for better ergonomics, and a Custom Kit that allows you to change the color scheme of the Maschine MK2. The full written review of the Machine MK2 is still on the way, but you can check out my quick HD-Video install of the new NI Stand and Solid Gold Custom Kit after the jump.

Well, that was unexpected. What I am talking about is the great people at Ableton dropping a Push 2. The upgraded hardware is slimmer, cleaner and just looks real sexy compared to the first. Something worth noting as well is it is no longer being built by Akai but by Ableton. Check out the details, press release, links, and videos inside.

Native Instruments has again provided the producers of the world with a new virtual unique piano: UNA CORDA. It is based on a 64-key upright piano. It mentions that unlike standard pianos, who use more than one string per key, this piano is unusual in that it has just one string per key.

The Native Instruments iMaschine is now available at the Apple App store for iPod Touch and the iPhone. It's a groovestation application that allows users to create music using four flexible tracks for real-time sampling, loop recording, and sequencing with percussion instruments and sounds that are downloaded into the app. The iMaschine App is like having a pocket version of the popular beat-making unit called the Maschine by Native Instruments right on your iPod or iPhone. Check inside for the video, purchase links, and pricing.

The New iterations of the Native Instruments Maschine and the Maschine Mikro is now available in stores worldwide and at the NI online shop. We're talking about the new Maschine MK2 and the Maschine Mikro MK2 that has some upgraded mulit-colored pads, better screens, and better overal ergonomics. Also included in this upgrade is the new Maschine 1.8 software which works with the new color-coding system and provides a better workflow. We have a Maschine MK2 in the lab for a full HD-Video review. Check out my Unboxing & First impressions video in the meantime to see what you get in the box.

Native Instruments has just announced the new generation of the Maschine that is set to hit store shelves on October 1st. The Maschine MK2 and Maschine Mikro MK2 will now both be available in a black version and a white version. The new Maschine & Mikro versions will also get new pad upgrades which have increased pad sensitivity and multi-colored backlit for better visual feedback. The new Mashine MK2 setups will also get redesigned displays and a new software version 1.8 that is available for free download to current Maschine users as well. Check out the video, pricing, and details inside.